India vs South Africa Highlights U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: IND seal World Cup triumph with dominant win vs SA
- India vs South Africa Highlights U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: After the bowling restricted South Africa with incredible control and accuracy, Trisha G and company made easy work of the chase to seal a second consecutive World Cup for India.
India vs South Africa Live U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2025: The Niki Prasad-led Indian team will aim defend the title they had won in 2023 as they take on buoyant South African side
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: A dominant and extremely impressive Indian team is battling for a second successive ICC U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup title, looking to defend their championship from the inaugural version of this tournament in 2023. Set to be played in Kuala Lumpur, Niki Prasad’s clinical unit have dominated every stage of this tournament, and will just have one final hurdle to get over in the form of South Africa....Read More
India U-19, who lifted the inaugural U-19 Women’s T20 Asia Cup also held in Malaysia in December, have made something of a fortress out in the country, racking up win after win, and in a fashion that hasn’t given half a chance to opposition teams. Looking at the margins of their victories in the group stages and super sixes stage doesn’t make pretty reading for the opposition: targets chased down within 5, 3, and 8 overs against West Indies, Malaysia, and Bangladesh respectively, as well as a 60-run victory against Sri Lanka and a whopping 150-run victory against Scotland to book their spot in the semifinals.
That wasn’t too stressful an encounter either, as India didn’t slip up from their role as the favourites. After restricting England to 113, it took India only 15 overs and the loss of one wicket to reach the target and book their spot in the finals. It has been a story of India’s top order — in particular openers G Kamalini and G Trisha, who have been in sublime form — just utterly dominating opposition, with Trisha bringing up the first century in the history of this tournament with a beatdown against Scotland.
India have only lost 14 wickets in 6 games, most of those coming against Sri Lanka, when they lost 9. The openers and top order have shown that they are a class apart in this age group, and to make matters even scarier for the young Proteas, the top two highest wicket-getters in the tournament are Vaishnavi Sharma with 15 and Aayushi Shukla with 12.
Nonetheless, South Africa pack some firepower of their own. Their bowling is led by captain Kayla Reyneke, who also bats at number three and has 10 wickets this tournament, as well as a pace-bowling unit with the most wickets in the tournament. The Proteas will also be glad that the pitch being used for the final at the Bayuemas Oval is not one of the local red-soil pitches, which Indian spinners have wreaked havoc on all tournament long, but instead the more pace- and batting-friendly pitches imported from Australia.
South Africa’s concern will be that their batting hasn’t faced too much of a challenge in the tournament, with some straightforward chases against weaker opposition paving the way to their semifinals, where they did bat well to overcome Australia. Will they have enough momentum to try and upset India? It will be a tough task, and the odds will heavily favour the defending champions, but the U-19 team will be hungry to go one better than their senior teams did in 2024 by pulling through in a final.
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- 2 Feb 2025, 02:27:09 PM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: INDIA HAVE DONE IT! CHAMPIONS AGAIN!
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: THAT IS THAT! Sanika with the winning runs past square leg, and the most dominant team of the tournament have clinched the trophy with more than 8 overs to go.
Trisha undoubtedly the player of the match with 3-15 and 44*. The brightest star for the future, in a team of bright stars.
Spare a thought for the Proteas, who were excellent throughout but just didn't have enough to topple this Indian team in Kuala Lumpur.
- 2 Feb 2025, 02:23:31 PM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: Just 3 runs away now…
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: India have been in total control, risk-free and straightforward in the chase. 3 left to get at the 11 over mark.
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- 2 Feb 2025, 02:11:19 PM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: 300 runs in the tournament for Trisha
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: Trisha with a steady single to bring up 300 runs in the tournament. The second highest scorer is on 176. A star for the future, certainly with bat, and a terrific bowling performance in the finals to boot.
Reyneke bowls herself out after a very good 4 over spell, but it's only a matter of time for India now. 18 runs needed now.
- 2 Feb 2025, 02:07:29 PM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: Trisha brings up team 50 with another boundary
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: Trisha finding the boundary rope with ease throughout this innings. Finds the gap between two fielders in the deep with ease.
Sanika with another 4 down the ground. 58/1 after 8 overs, both batters ticking along nicely.
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- 2 Feb 2025, 02:00:38 PM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: India 44/1 after the powerplay
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: India halfway there in the powerplay alone, and spin likely to be the key as pace continues to get hit. 39 runs are all that are left for the Indian team to get their hands on the trophy again.
- 2 Feb 2025, 01:53:20 PM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: Breakthrough for South Africa! Captain Reyneke strikes
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: Finally a crucial, crucial wicket for South Africa! Reyneke continues, and Kamalini looks for the boundary. It's a sensational catch diving forward by Lourens at long-on, Ian Bishop stating on commentary how strong their fielding has been all tournament.
36/1, Sanika in at three as another southpaw.
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- 2 Feb 2025, 01:50:57 PM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: Three boundaries in an over by Trisha
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: India well on their way, 36/0 in the first four overs.
First a cut through point, then a deft late cut past short third, and lastly pouncing on a full toss on her legs to find four more in Naidu's over.
- 2 Feb 2025, 01:48:09 PM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: Reyneke introduces herself early as SA go with spin from both ends
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: South Africa also introduce spin early, with skipper Reyneke bowling the third over. Kamini hits her for four, but no further damage.
Naidu takes up the next over for more spin, but Trisha doesn't need an invitation to attack, peircing the off-side for a boundary.
28/0 after 3.2.
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- 2 Feb 2025, 01:42:15 PM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: Trisha ensures another fast start for India
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: Just the start India wanted. A couple of beautiful drives through and over the offside for boundaries by Trisha, and India now 18/0 after 2 overs.
No risks needed from the Indian team here. Wickets are the key with a small total to chase.
- 2 Feb 2025, 01:34:13 PM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: India's chase begins
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: India only 83 runs aways from a second World Cup win in as many editions. South Africa reliant on their pace bowling to make early inroads and put pressure on an untested middle order.
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- 2 Feb 2025, 01:20:44 PM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: South Africa all-out on last ball of innings, India set 83 to chase
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: Just thorough, utter dominance by India's bowling. Sisodia picks up her second with the last ball of the innings, and the Proteas never quite recovered from a poor start in the powerplay.
83 needed for India, their match to lose with the batting form they are in. But stranger things have happened.
- 2 Feb 2025, 01:15:07 PM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: Things unravelling for South Africa, 9 wickets down
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: Fay Cowling, SA's last recognised batter, with the first six of the innings over long-on. But the fun doesn't last long as two balls late, she is knocked over in slightly unfortunate fashion for Vaishnavi's first wicket.
She has another two balls later as Negodi swipes at one and completely misses.
80/9 now, India just not giving anything away to their opponents.
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- 2 Feb 2025, 01:13:00 PM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: Two wickets in two balls for Trisha! All-round excellence from the young star
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: And another! New batter Naidu tries a paddle first ball, but only has the leg stump knocked back.
- 2 Feb 2025, 01:11:19 PM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: Second wicket for Trisha, good stumping by Kamalini
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: Van Voorst scoops Trisha for four, all three of her boundaries coming behind square on the leg side. Niki Prasad brings up mid-on to take away that square option, and van Voorst falls for the trap.
She looks to step out and loft, but misses altogether. Kamalini finishes the business behind the stumps, South Africa 74/6, but good innings from van Voorst.
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- 2 Feb 2025, 01:07:56 PM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: Another boundary, but more needed for SA
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: Another sweep, another 4 for van Voorst, but with three overs left, plenty more big hits needed. 67/5 after 17, SA not showing the power to find the boundary down the ground which is essential on this pitch.
- 2 Feb 2025, 01:00:13 PM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: First boundary in a whopping 56 balls as SA bring up their 50
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: A boundary that was needed desperately as van Voorst sweeps one to the fence, their first boundary since the powerplay. More of the same needed.
15 overs through, 54/5.
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- 2 Feb 2025, 12:51:25 PM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: Aayushi strikes again! 44/5 now
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: Can't go across the line with how dead-eyed accurate India's spinners are! Simple you-miss-I-hit stuff as Meso goes for a slog sweep in the search for a boundary to ease the pressure, her stumps knocked over behind her.
India showing why they were the favourites, 44/5 after 12.4.
- 2 Feb 2025, 12:47:06 PM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: Bad to worse for South Africa! Reyneke departs
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: Something had to give after how tight India have kept it, and Reyneke looks to clear long-off. Almost gets enough, but never quite enough. Trisha was the bowler to try and attack, but she gets a wicket instead.
South Africa now 40/4.
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- 2 Feb 2025, 12:39:37 PM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: South Africa 33/3 after 10 overs
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: Just no breathing room for the Proteas as India's spinners just don't let any runs leak. Trisha introduced for one over, and keeps it just as tight.
Just 4 runs off the last 4 overs. Something needs to change for South Africa in this drinks break.
- 2 Feb 2025, 12:34:05 PM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: India's spinners putting the clamps down on SA
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: Runs are so tough to come by for Reyneke and Meso. A maiden by Aayushi followed up by just 1 run from Parunika's over.
30/3 after 8, and only now is leading wicket-taker Vaishnavi introduced. Trouble for the South African team if they keep letting pressure build, but it's difficult against India's spinners.
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- 2 Feb 2025, 12:29:18 PM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: SA 29/3 after India-dominated powerplay
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: If you take 3 wickets in the powerplay, you usually win games is the thinking in T20 cricket. India off to a fantastic start from that perspective.
Skipper Reyneke now needed to rebuild alongside wicketkeeper Meso, as the second phase of the innings begins.
Maiden for Aayushi Shukla in the seventh over, a tough stumping chance missed by Kamalini.
- 2 Feb 2025, 12:20:28 PM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: Wickets on consecutive deliveries! Aayushi strikes
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: India in the driver's seat now! Aayushi Shukla, the second of the spin trio, on to bowl, and takes only one delivery to strike. Ramlakan plays for the spin but is beaten on her inside edge, the ball knocking over her stumps.
20/3 now, and two new batters at the crease. India taking charge early.
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- 2 Feb 2025, 12:19:01 PM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: HUGE WICKET! Botha gone to a stellar catch by Kamalini
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: Shabnam brings pace on from the other end as well, potentially to tempt Botha into a mistake, and it is a plan that works beautifully!
Botha only faces the first and last ball of the over, but a big swing in search of a boundary only finds her outside edge. It's a smart, sharp catch flying to her right by keeper Kamalini. Botha, South Africa's best batter, gone for 16(14).
- 2 Feb 2025, 12:13:10 PM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: Botha continues to free her arms vs pace
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: Botha playing the way she knows, taking the attack with another excellent stroke clearing the mid-off fielder. Three boundaries for her already.
Ramlakan, brought in for this match to bolster the batting, in at three. Nearly chops on, but survives.
18/1 after 3.
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- 2 Feb 2025, 12:10:26 PM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: Spin introduced early, Parunika in the second over, and she strikes!
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: Great decision to bring spin on early against batters who like pace on the ball! Parunika Sisodia first builds pressure against Botha, but it's Lourens who pays the price. One ball skids through, off the thigh pad, and onto her stumps.
Excellent over, South Africa 11/1 at the end of 2.
- 2 Feb 2025, 12:05:13 PM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: Botha with signal of intent in first over
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: Just the start Botha wanted, a boundary straight back over the bowler's head followed by a piercing shot through the leg-side.
10 off the first over for the Proteas.
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- 2 Feb 2025, 12:01:31 PM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: Here we go! India's team sprints onto the field
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: Plenty of pride on show in the anthems, with so many fans from both countries joining in for the anthems as the young stars prepare to battle.
Wicketkeeper G Kamalini sprints out, leading the rest of her team into a huddle, and all the nerves are being translated into energy by the Indian team.
Joshitha to start proceedings with ball, Jemma Botha facing up, Simone Lourens her partner.
- 2 Feb 2025, 11:53:57 AM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: Teams take to the field for national anthems
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: Just under 10 minutes until action gets underway, and the crowd has filled up nicely with fans ready to watch the game's rising stars battle it out for the trophy in Kuala Lumpur. First
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- 2 Feb 2025, 11:46:34 AM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: Can South Africa's top order put pressure on India's bowling?
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: South Africa know that India are a great chasing team, but the choice to bat first is a clear indication that they will want to rattle India by having their openers, in particular Jemma Botha, go hard at India's bowling.
Neither team has had to score too many runs so far this tournament, but both are capable of it. Can South Africa's batters put India under the cosh?
- 2 Feb 2025, 11:37:21 AM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: Surface report from Kuala Lumpur
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: A warm day being reported from Malaysia, but no expectation of rain on a hot day. The same kind of turf being used as in the India vs England semifinal, which will give India confidence having bowled first and chased confidently.
Runs on the board the order of the day, with India more familiar with this pitch compared to the Proteas.
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- 2 Feb 2025, 11:33:40 AM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: South Africa win toss and choose to bat first
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: Kayla Reynecke wins the toss for South Africa and opts to bat at the Bayuemas Oval. The stage is set!
- 2 Feb 2025, 11:22:36 AM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: Spin to win for India?
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: Even more significant than the batting, potentially, has been a bowling attack that no team has had an answer to. In a modern throwback to the spin quartet of old, the Indian team has used three left-arm orthodox spinners to bowl rings around the opposition throughout the tournament.
Vaishnavi Sharma with 15 wickets and Aayushi Shukla with 12 lead the entire tournament in wickets taken.
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- 2 Feb 2025, 10:58:20 AM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: Can South Africa's batting keep up?
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: One of South Africa's concerns will be how untested their batting has largely been until the semifinals, especially due to games curtailed by rain. However, Jemma Botha came good vs Australia with 37(24) to set up the chase, with captain Reynecke anchoring the innings from number three.
South Africa will need to be firing on all cylinders, especially against a tricky Indian bowling group.
- 2 Feb 2025, 10:35:32 AM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: India's opening batting threat
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: India's pair of remarkable openers in G Trisha and G Kamalini has been their greatest strength on the batting front throughout the tournament, racking up runs at a quick rate and ensuring that they take the responsibility of run-scoring for the team.
Trisha leads the tournament run-scoring with 265 runs at nearly 150 SR, heads and shoulders ahead of anyone else. Dislodging her from the crease early will be the key component of South Africa's gameplan.
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- 2 Feb 2025, 10:14:07 AM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: South Africa's road to the final
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: South Africa are also unbeaten in their campaign so far, and have shown plenty of dominance just as India did.
Their group began with a 22-run victory over New Zealand in a rain-affected match, before taking only 10 deliveries to reach their target after blowing through Samoa's batting. It was more of the same in the final match against Nigeria, winning by 41 runs by DLS method.
Largely riding on an excellent pace-bowling attack, another rain-affected match saw South Africa bowl Ireland out for 35 in the Super Six, chasing it down comfortably. Their second match vs USA was abandoned.
In the semifinals, with a tough task against Australia, it was the batting's turn to pull through, led by opener Jemma Botha and captain Kayla Reynecke.
These two teams have certainly been the best teams in the tournament, but India start off as favourites.
- 2 Feb 2025, 09:55:06 AM IST
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: India's road to the final
India vs South Africa Live Score U19 Women's T20 World Cup Final: India have dominated their opposition throughout the tournament on their way to the title clash. They have looked by far to be the most dangerous team thanks to the bowling and top-order bowling.
India started by chasing down 45 against West Indies in just 4.2 overs, setting the tone. Next in the group, they beat hosts Malaysia by chasing down just 32 in 2.5 overs. In their final group game, they bowled out Sri Lanka for just 58 to win by 60 runs.
In the Super Six stage, India chased 65 vs Bangladesh in 7.1 overs. Following this, India scored a massive 208 vs Scotland thanks to G Trisha's century, winning by 150 runs to reach the semifinals.
Against England in the semis, it was another comfortable victory as India only took 15 overs to chase 114 after another excellent bowling performance.
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- 2 Feb 2025, 09:20:51 AM IST
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